On Agreeing to the Resolution: S CON RES 3 Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 [more]

On Passage: H R 596 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes [more]

On Passage: H R 3522 To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes [more]

1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]

These were House amendments to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, making financing and revenue changes. It made some adjustments to the health reform bill to mollify House Democrats who had sought a more aggressive reform bill [more]

May. 25, 2017 — What's worse: Covering up for a 'joke' about Trump being paid by Vladimir Putin? Or fundamentally mischaracterizing the clear implications of a bill that would snatch health insurance from millions of people?

May. 4, 2017 — After weeks of uncertainty, the House Republicans appear to finally have reached a point of certainty as to whether they can pass the American Health Care Act aka AHCA 2.0 aka Zombie Trumpcare. A vote is likely to happen today. Here's a handy cheat sheet.

May. 3, 2017 — By allowing states to waive preexisting condition protections, AHCA would allow insurers to restore a practice called "medical underwriting" to rummage through your private business in ways that most Americans find intrusive and revolting.

Mar. 24, 2017 — After four hours of debate today, House leadership abruptly pulled H.R. 1628 – the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — without a vote. The AHCA was a Republican effort to repeal or change spending-related provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but Republican leadership knew that they didn't have enough votes to pass it.

Mar. 17, 2017 — Here's a rundown of the five claims the Republicans made in their meme, and an explanation on how some of us outside the House GOP caucus "bubble" might differ with their interpretation. Offering a replacement plan that will cost more, offer fewer benefits and cover fewer lives does not seem to be in America's best interests.

Feb. 23, 2017 — Democrats in Congress should consider pushing for a vetting of the Cassidy-Collins bill if only to keep Republicans from signing on to a swift gutting of ACA funding via budget reconciliation.

Jan. 13, 2017 — High-risk pools could be resurrected, and yes, they could potentially work. But they would require massive cash infusions from the federal government — far in excess of the amounts that have been proposed in various GOP healthcare reform plans. Without adequate funding, they will not be an adequate solution.